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61 hoop
[hu:p](a thin ring of metal, wood etc: At the circus we saw a dog jumping through a hoop.) inel, cerc -
62 husk
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63 knitting-needle
noun (a thin rod of steel or plastic etc, used in knitting.) -
64 know
[nəu]past tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) a şti, a cunoaşte2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) a cunoaşte, a şti3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) a cunoaşte (pe cineva)4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) a recunoaşte•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes -
65 lank
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66 lanky
adjective (thin, tall and not elegant: He is tall and lanky.) deşirat -
67 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) a (se) apleca2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) a (se) sprijini (pe/de)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) uscăţiv2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) fără grăsime3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) sărac•- leanness -
68 membrane
['membrein](a thin film or layer of tissue that covers or lines parts of the body, forms the outside of cells etc.) membrană -
69 nail
[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) unghie2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) cui2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) a prinde în cuie- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head -
70 needle
['ni:dl]1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.)2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) ac3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) ac4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) ac•- needlework -
71 pancake
noun (a thin cake usually made of milk, flour and eggs and fried in a pan etc.) clătită -
72 pin
[pin] 1. noun1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) ac (cu gămălie)2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.)2. verb1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) a prinde cu un ac2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) a ţintui•- pinhole
- pinpoint
- pin-up
- pin down
- pins and needles -
73 pinched
adjective ((of a person's face) looking cold, pale or thin because of cold, poverty etc: Her face was pinched with cold.) zbârcit -
74 pinnacle
['pinəkl]1) (a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.) turn cu vârf ascuţit2) (a high pointed rock or mountain: It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.) stâncă (ascuţită)3) (a high point (of achievement, success etc): He has reached the pinnacle of his career.) apogeu -
75 plated
adjective (covered with a thin layer of a different metal: gold-plated dishes.) placat (cu) -
76 plating
noun (a thin covering of metal: silver-plating.) placare -
77 plywood
noun, adjective ((of) a material made up of thin layers of wood glued together: a plywood box.) placaj -
78 pole
I [pəul] noun1) (the north or south end of the Earth's axis: the North/South Pole.) pol2) (the points in the heavens opposite the Earth's North and South Poles, around which stars seem to turn.) pol3) (either of the opposite ends of a magnet: The opposite poles of magnets attract each other.) pol4) (either of the opposite terminals of an electric battery: the positive/negative pole.) pol•- polar- polar bear
- the pole star
- be poles apart II [pəul](a long, thin, rounded piece of wood, metal etc: a telegraph pole; a tent pole.) stâlp; par -
79 potato crisp
(usually crisp: American potato chip: usually in plural) (a thin, crisp, fried slice of potato: a packet of (potato) crisps.) -
80 probe
[prəub] 1. noun1) (a long thin instrument used by doctors to examine a wound etc.) sondă2) (an investigation: a police probe into illegal activities.) anchetă, investigaţie2. verb1) (to investigate: He probed into her private life.) a cerceta, a investiga2) (to examine (as if) with a probe: The doctor probed the wound; He probed about in the hole with a stick.) a sonda
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Thin — Thin, a. [Compar. {Thiner}; superl. {Thinest}.] [OE. thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. [thorn]ynne; akin to D. dun, G. d[ u]nn, OHG. dunni, Icel. [thorn]unnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. ? (in comp.) stretched out, ? … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thin — [θɪn] adjective JOURNALISM if trading on a financial market is thin, there is not much activity: • Trade was thin in the currency markets yesterday, heading into a Japanese long weekend. * * * thin UK US /θɪn/ adjective (thinner, thinnest) ►… … Financial and business terms
thin — [thin] adj. thinner, thinnest [ME thinne < OE thynne, akin to Ger dünn < IE * tenu , thin < base * ten , to stretch > L tenuis, thin, tenere, to hold, tendere & Gr teinein, to stretch] 1. having relatively little depth; of little… … English World dictionary
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thin — [adj1] fine, light, slender attenuate, attenuated, beanpole*, beanstalk*, bony*, cadaverous, delicate, emaciated, ethereal, featherweight, fragile, gangling, gangly, gaunt, haggard, lank, lanky, lean, lightweight, meager, narrow, peaked, pinched … New thesaurus
thin — ► ADJECTIVE (thinner, thinnest) 1) having opposite surfaces or sides close together. 2) (of a garment or fabric) made of light material. 3) having little flesh or fat on the body. 4) having few parts or members relative to the area covered or… … English terms dictionary
thin — vb Thin, attenuate, extenuate, dilute, rarefy. Thin is the most inclusive of these terms and is interchangeable with any of the others, though not without some loss of precision or of specific connotations. Basically it implies reduction in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
thin — O.E. þynne narrow, lean, scanty, from P.Gmc. *thunnuz, *thunw (Cf. W.Fris. ten, M.L.G. dunne, Du. dun, O.H.G. dunni, Ger. dünn, O.N. þunnr), from PIE *tnus , *tnwi , from weak grade of root *ten stretch (Cf. L. tenuis … Etymology dictionary
Thin — Thin, adv. Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin. [1913 Webster] Spain is thin sown of people. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
